Artist

Alice in Chains

1987-2002, 2005-present·Seattle

Alice in Chains dragged metal's darkness into grunge and made it melodic, which only made it heavier. Layne Staley's vocals carried the songs, but the low end mattered just as much: Mike Inez ran his bass through a punishing rig of four SVT-2 PRO heads into subwoofers and 8x10 cabinets, a wall of sound built to feel like weight pressing down.

The full story is in Seattle Grunge.

At a glance

Active
1987–2002, 2005–present
From
Seattle, Washington, USA
Records in the issues
1 (1992)
Original label
Columbia
Listening guide track
“Man in the Box”

Listen

In the Seattle Grunge listening guide: “Man in the Box”

Spotify

In the issues

  • Seattle Grunge
    Principal · 1984-1997 · Members

    Seattle Grunge is a music scene from Seattle, Washington, USA, 1984–1997. Its principal artists include Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Alice in Chains. This issue covers 10 essential albums and 19 dated events.

Records

Family tree

Bands that shared members with Alice in Chains, and who.

  • Alice Mudgarden1991–1992
    Jerry Cantrell, Layne Staley, Mike Starr, Sean Kinney
  • Gypsy Rose1981–
    Jerry Cantrell, Mike Starr
  • Spys4Darwin2001–2002
    Mike Inez, Sean Kinney